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Peter Shokeir | [email protected] A community fundraiser aims to support residents who are facing challenges with housing while offering live music, food and prizes. HI Jasper will be hosting Hymns for Housing on Oct. 19 with doors opening at 6 p.m.

Lesleigh Campbell | Special to the Fitzhugh The U15 Bearcats played their first game of the season (preseason) this past Sunday.

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Scott Hayes, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter | [email protected] An offering of wood is a way of ensuring that the Maxwell Lake beavers stick around, according to Hinton's parks, recreation and culture manager.

Jason Stockfish | [email protected] After millennia of habitation on the land, an Indigenous people’s flag now flies for all to see when entering Jasper along Connaught Drive. On Oct.

Scott Hayes, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter | [email protected] Following an extended power outage caused by the Chetamon wildfire, which burned down power poles, some are questioning why Jasper’s power plant was closed.

Scott Hayes, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter | [email protected] Parks Canada will be maintaining a seasonal area closure around the full perimeter of the Chetamon wildfire.

Jason Stockfish | [email protected] Hot on the heels of dynamite performances at the Folk Fest and the Legion, local sensations Sons & Daughter are hitting the road for their very first tour.

Jasper Municipal Library Staff What a crazy month of September we had here in the library, all over town and the park as well! The big wildfire created a lot of inconveniences, heartaches and headaches but also a new found sense of community, sparks

Scott Hayes, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter | [email protected] There are perhaps too many stories about the late Harry Rowed to share, but you can’t blame his son for continuing to share them.